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Oklahomans Vote "No" to State Question 832, Minimum Wage Will Not Be Raised
Several primary races headed to runoffs after no candidate cleared the threshold, and voters rejected a measure that would have raised the minimum wage.
- On Tuesday, Oklahoma voters rejected State Question 832 by a margin of 55.6%, maintaining the state's minimum wage at $7.25 per hour despite the measure's proposal to raise it to $15 by 2029.
- Opponents, including the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, warned the measure could burden small businesses unable to absorb wage increases while raising consumer costs.
- Supporters, led by Raise The Wage Oklahoma, argued the increase would have benefited about 350,000 workers across the state facing rising costs for housing, energy, and food.
- Gubernatorial Candidate Charles McCall said, "We may not have achieved the outcome we worked so hard for," while National Federation of Independent Businesses State Director Jerrod Shouse called the result a "major victory" for small businesses.
- In Washington, voters participated in the city's first ranked-choice election on Tuesday, where candidates must rank preferences and votes redistribute until a candidate crosses the 50% threshold to win.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
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